Seafloor Oracle
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Whenever a Merfolk you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #4557
Seafloor Oracle turns every Merfolk that connects with an opponent into a draw trigger — in a tribe built to attack unblocked, that scales fast. The four-mana cost is real, but in Hakbal of the Surging Soul decks it pays for itself the turn it lands.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
Hakbal of the Surging Soul already pushes Merfolk to attack every turn, so Seafloor Oracle converts those swings directly into cards — the two cards slot together as the deck's primary draw engine, which explains the 81% inclusion rate.
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca's whole game plan is tapping and swinging with as many Merfolk as possible, and Seafloor Oracle rewards exactly that by drawing a card for each one that gets through — together they generate the card advantage needed to refuel after a wide attack.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Seafloor Oracle is a Commander card through and through — the payoff requires a board full of attacking Merfolk, and 40-life multiplayer games give it the time to matter. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's legal but sees no meaningful play; four mana for a situational draw engine that does nothing the turn it enters is nowhere near competitive in those formats. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander exception worth noting, where Merfolk-themed builds can exploit it the same way Hakbal decks do, just at a smaller table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Price data isn't available in the current context, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number. Seafloor Oracle is a high-inclusion staple in one of Commander's most-built tribes, so expect it to price accordingly — it's not a bulk rare.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.